India, June 23 -- Iran on Monday night claimed it had targeted American forces stationed at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base, describing the strike as "a mighty and successful response to America's aggression."

"Powerful missiles were fired at the United States' Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar as part of Operation Harbinger of Conquest on Monday evening," Iran's official news agency IRNA reported.

"Iran's Armed Forces have fired missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities," it added.

The Qatari government confirmed the attempted strike but said its air defence systems "thwarted the attack and successfully intercepted the missiles." The country's defence ministry stated that no injuries or...